Any fellow survivalists utilize their truck?

Oh yeah I forgot that I had one of those collapsible batons. Think it is called an asp or some shit. Ill look into the para cord wrapped handle. I have something like it already. Ill keep playing around with it, already took the big one off.

The little one is a nice knife but it just moves around a lot when clipped in.

 

I'd go ahead and post in the mtn bike thread also. Its more of a BS thread now days anyways

I carry a kershaw folder clipped to my shorts pocket. You could also get a can of pepper spray and clip it to your backpack strap.

 

Gotcha. I'm in Hinesville, I may have to keep an eye on mine.

 

I'm good to go. I have the launch codes.

 

Any of you guys ever just hop in your truck with your bug-out bag only and put your kit to the test for a few days in the forest or desert?
I've done this in the desert a few times and have managed to narrow down my pack to what's on the list I posted.

 

i have found out who took my tank too..just need to catch up with him

 

Backpacking is one thing. I do that as well. But I don't carry a rifle and ammo when I do that(and I don't hunt), so my bug-out and backpacking kits, while similar, aren't 100% interchangeable given some of the extra equipment involved.
I have set up targets at a shooting spot, drove out, then hiked in, camped, ranged my targets, took some shots, packed up and hiked out.

It's alot of fun and adds a whole new dimension to hiking/backpacking

A lot*

 

Regrettably, I can't claim the title of soldier, so I just call it hiking in and shooting But I've taken enough precision rifle classes and had enough trigger time to be OK at it.

I've packed my .300 WM in a couple of times, but that's a lot of gun for the distances I've been able to set up at. So, more often than not I'll just tote an 18" SPR since that's good for 700-800 yards. On the heavy side for an AR, but still pales in comparison to the heavy profile of the bolt gun.
This is what I typically carry when I do that.

 

Not gonna happen! It's more or less a one-of-a-kind build. And a consistent 3/4" grouper. I think I'd unload the .300WM before this one.

It's a pig. But a very accurate pig.

 

All AR's are pretty much one-of-a-kinders.. lol

Nice rifle, I have a trusty scoped 30-06 I call Ma-Bell (Reach out and touch someone) along with too many other toys in the gun safe, but I honestly think my most useful rifle is my newest: 10-22 takedown. That's got to be the coolest small caliber rifle ever made. Shoots like a dream, made to last an eternity with black polymer/stainless steel everything, weighs nothing and packs down so small it's almost a pistol while still taking all the 1022 accessories/mags. Even comes with a shooting/BOB type bag that is just awesome..

 

True that. But this is a different one-of -a-kind

I love the 10/22 takedown. And they say everyone should own a 10/22, but for some reason one has yet to find its way into my safe. I have a TacSol .22 upper and a CMMG conversion bolt, so those will have to do it for now. I want my next .22 to be a Savage MKII BRJ, but I don't think I'm going to bother until I start seeing ammo on the shelves again.

 

The AR-15 or the Ruger 10/22 takedown? Best under or behind the backseat truck gun ever.

 

I see you are also in SoCal. The takedown can be had for roughly ~$300-330 at Turners where I picked mine up a few months ago, and at the last crossroads of the west gunshow here in Costa Mesa I was able to pick up a LOT of .22 ammo, but had to spend about an hour total in various lines. Got everything from a few thousand bulk rounds up to a case of 900 CCI stingers for WAY too much ($0.30 each!), but a great round I can't find anywhere else right now.

It's certainly not my first choice for hunting or self defense, but a hole in the head stops a lot of creatures and 1600+ fps certain will put a hole through a lot of skulls.

 

Oh, believe me, I can attest to the lethality of the .22LR. Took one clean through my right leg last year. I actually thought someone had hit me in the back of the leg with a baseball bat. That's how hard it hit. Had no idea I'd been shot until my friend lifted up my pant leg and the blood started squirting out both sides Haha.

I still cringe when I think of how easily it could have hit me in the torso or head.

 

Yikes man.. that is awful. It's also probably why it's not respected because of the lack of "stopping power" because you didn't realize you had been shot and were still able to function at some level. The .22 is widely regarded as a joke of a round, but statistically it still kills more people every year than any other round. (possibly due to high instance of usage) But then again, the Israeli special forces use the .22 for assassination's so used properly like a headshot, it's clearly effective.

Like anything else, if someone dismisses a round, ask them if they are willing to be shot by it. The answer will always be "god no!"

 

In all fairness to the .22LR, I didn't know what it felt like to be shot And while I didn't go down or anything(high tolerance for pain), my leg was completely useless. If my tailgate wasn't down and within hobbling distance, I would have just called it a day and sat on the ground instead.

Basically, after the initial *thwack!* of the bullet hitting and going through, the muscle immediately began to contract and felt like it was being clamped on by a pitbull.
A very odd series of sensations, to say the least, but not at all what I would have expected a gunshot to feel like.

This happened at an outdoor range, by the way. Someone ND'd about 30' away from me when they fell over with their finger on the trigger

Wtf, right?

 

Took a 22 to the inner thai. But, yes, 22 is a great round especially in a survival situation. I have in the past taken down large game with proper shot placement.

 

X2. This is my pig.

 

Nice! We think alike with rifles and other gear. Hey... do you drive a Tacoma, too?

Hurts, right? Haha.

 

My favorite is this Ruger bullpup.



...at 28 inches long and 5.5 lbs. it's an easy carry.